Reverse Lemmings Classic Edition is an NXLV conversion and graphical restoration of Colorful Arty's original Reverse Lemmings, itself a remix of DMA's original Lemmings (1990) with the entrances and exits swapped so that the levels are played in reverse!Not to be confused with Colorful Arty's all-new Reverse Lemmings, which can be downloaded here.I have restored the missing water graphics, resized the levels where appropriate, and included a custom skill panel graphic along with the pack as a bonus. I have also playtested the levels to make sure they all work in NeoLemmix (replays included).
The vast majority of the levels are exactly the same as the original in terms of Lemming Count, Time Limit and Skillset. The following changes have been made either to prevent unnecessary lemming losses, fix backroutes, or provide alternative solutions:
Fun 7 Builders Will Help You Here - Skillset changed to 20 of each
Tricky 11 Lemmings in the Attic - Skillset changed to 2 of each except 10 Builders, 0 Miners, 0 Diggers; Time Limit increased to 4:00:00; Save Requirement decreased to 48/50 (100% still possible)
Tricky 22 Turn Around Young Lemmings - Entrance Hatch lowered to survivable height and flipped so it's facing left; Skillset changed to 2 of each; Save Requirement increased to 98/100
Tricky 28 Lost Something? - Entrance Hatch moved to inside the dirt mound (but visible); Builder removed, 1 Basher added
Taxing 11 The Ascending Pillar Scenario - 1 Miner added, 1 Builder removed, 1 Basher added; RR decreased to 40; far left pillar structure moved closer to starting platform and shortened at the top to make the top route accessible with less builders; Lemming Count decreased to 25; Save Requirement changed to 24/25 (100% is now also possible)
Taxing 16 Mary Poppins' Land - level height increased & decorative terrain extended at the very top (this was done in order to fully display the Exit on screen)
Taxing 19 Bomboozal - Exit platform extended at top left (this was done in order to fully display the Exit on screen without increasing the level height)
Taxing 27 Call in the Bomb Squad - 2 Builders added; RR decreased to 1
Taxing 30 We All Fall Down - 4 Miners added; Save Requirement increased to 60/60
Mayhem 3 It's Hero Time (original not possible in NL due to fatal edges) - 30 Floaters removed, 2 Builders added
Mayhem 21 With a Twist of Lemming Please - 3 Floaters added, 2 Builders added, 2 Miners added; Entrance Hatch lowered slightly; Save Requirement increased to 45/50 (100% is now also possible)
Mayhem 27 Just a Minute (Part Two) - Time Limit decreased to 1:00.00
It's been a labour of love getting this pack together: it was the first custom pack that I played, and I enjoyed it immensely. Sure, the levels vary quite jarringly in difficulty and quality, but I like that it has its flaws and isn't perfect. Experimental and mischievous in nature, the levels flow from one to the next with a unique blend of old-photo-album familiarity and a wry mischievousness I'm sure even the DMA team would be proud of!
It's an easy pack by forum standards - never harder than the original levels on which they're based and nearly always offering the player a choice of solutions. Colorful Arty's
new version has much more of a sting in its tail, and is heartily recommended for anyone looking for a more challenging version of this pack.
I'd encourage you to enjoy
Reverse Lemmings Classic Edition as a casual bit of nostalgia, or even a fertile source of challenge levels. It'll sit quite happily next to my own
Oh No! More Reverse Lemmings on my remix packs compilation page for anyone who wishes to explore these packs further.
To play
Reverse Lemmings Classic Edition, simply download the zip file and extract it to NeoLemmix>levels.
The Replays folder contains a complete set of solution replays for this pack.
Enjoy!
Thanks to:Colorful Arty for reversing the levels in the first place, and for giving me the approval to compile this project.
geoo for providing a set of LVLs extracted from the Amiga version of
Lemmings, from which I was able to restore the missing water graphics.
namida for providing a purpose-built tool which was able to extract LVL data from Amiga emulation savestates, which came in very handy for sourcing data for the oddtabled levels in the set provided by geoo.
Also check out
Oh No! More Reverse Lemmings 
